Buenos Aires vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$555
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.47M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 60% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4647th and 6881st ($1247 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Argentina and Zambia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 1053rd and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Lusaka

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Buenos Aires Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$15258

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691